"Growth and Stability" The 2010 Budget
Ms. Betty Bosomtwi-Sam, the Western Regional Deputy Minister, has called on the Ghana Police Service and its allied security agencies to step up efforts in the fight against human trafficking.
Yesterday, November 19, was celebrated globally as the World Toilet Day, a day set aside for the creation of platforms to raise awareness about the need to appreciate the problems of inadequate sanitation facilities including household toilets.
Child rights advocates have said there is still room for expansion of the definition of 'children involved in armed conflict' and formalizing both preventive and protective measures to address the issue, twenty years following the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), 11 years following the Optional Protocol (OP) and two years consequent to the Paris Principles (PP).
Campaigners from fifty countries from around the world meeting in Montreal, Canada to strategise on pushing further the frontiers of transparency in oil, gas, and mining industries, have blamed opacity in oil and mineral licensing for the bad deals natural resource-dependent countries are often saddled with.
Six police officers were convicted on Tuesday, this week, by an Accra Circuit Court for robbing a businessman of various sums of money, and were sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Fanteakwa District Assembly, Mr. Abass Fuseini Sbaabe, has reiterated on the need for the Ghanaian youth to cultivate the interest of undertaking apprenticeship, rather than chasing non-existent white-collar jobs in the so-called big cities.
A two-day workshop on Urban Poverty Reduction Project, organized by the Social Investment Fund (SIF) and sponsored by GTZ, a Germany-based company, has been held in Kumasi under the theme: "Pro Poor Urban Poverty".
One of the people contesting to for the Krowor constituency chairmanship of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Adjetey-Adjei, has urged the delegates whose votes will determine the next chairman, to choose an indigene of the area.
The suspect, who nearly landed some police personnel in a bloody clash with other colleagues on Wednesday, Kofi Boateng has been remanded into police custody for further investigations. This was when he appeared before an Accra Circuit Court, where he is facing charges of fraud, conspiracy and issuance of dud cheque. He is to reappear on November 23, 2009.
The Northern Region is the biggest region in the country, with a landmass covering the traditional areas of Gonja, Mamprusi and Dagbon kingdoms. The size of the region however is not commensurate with the level of development, resulting in discussion about dividing it into two.
Golden Star Resources Ghana Limited announced on Thursday, November 12, this year, that during the third quarter of 2009, it paid US$3,127,398.42 in royalties to the Government of Ghana, out of production from the Bogoso/Prestea and Wassa Mines.
The management of the Koforidua Hospital, in collaboration with the Nurses and Midwifery Association (NMA), has organised a five-day training workshop for its staff.
A group calling itself 'Youth for Nzema-Manle Development' (YNMD), which claims it is committed to ensuring total development in the Nzemaland, has reminded government that while the entire people of Nzema-Manle nurture high hopes with regards to the potential economic benefits expected from the oil discovery, they must also be involved in all critical decision taking process.
The Ghana Beach Sports Association (GBSA) yesterday officially launched the media beach soccer cup 2009 at the Media Centre of the Ohene Djan Stadium.
